Sunflower Seeds – Africa Gazania

Bring vibrant, sun-loving color to your garden with Africa Gazania Sunflower Seeds, known for their striking daisy-like blooms and exceptional heat tolerance. These hardy plants thrive in challenging climates, making them an excellent choice for gardeners seeking low-maintenance, high-impact flowers. With bold tones that open wide in sunlight, this variety adds a brilliant touch to borders, beds, and containers.

Features

• Bright, daisy-style blooms with vivid contrasting centers

• Thrives in hot, dry, sunny environments

• Low-maintenance and beginner-friendly

• Suitable for borders, rock gardens, and containers

• Produces compact, bushy plants ideal for decorative landscaping

• High germination and adaptable to various soil types

Specifications

Botanical Name: Gazania rigens
Common Name (U.S.): Gazania / Treasure Flower
Seed Type: Sunflower Seeds – Africa Gazania
Life Cycle: Tender perennial grown as annual in most U.S. climates
Plant Height: 8–12 inches
Bloom Colors: Mixed vibrant shades
Light Requirements: Full sun
Soil Type: Well-drained, sandy or loamy soil
Germination Time: 10–20 days
Days to Bloom: 80–100 days
Water Needs: Low to moderate

Growing Season & USDA Zones

• USDA Zones: 8–11 (perennial), grown as annual in Zones 3–7

• Sowing Indoors: February–April (for Zones 3–7)

• Transplanting Outdoors: April–June, after frost has passed

• Direct Sowing: March–June in frost-free zones

• Bloom Period: Late spring to early fall (May–September depending on zone)